negra

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See also: ñegra

Asturian

Adjective

negra

  1. feminine singular of negru

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

negra

  1. feminine singular of negre

Noun

negra f (plural negres, masculine negre)

  1. female equivalent of negre: black/Black woman; female ghostwriter

Noun

negra f (plural negres)

  1. (music) crotchet, quarter note

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish negra.

Pronunciation

Noun

negra

  1. (offensive, vulgar) female equivalent of negro

Galician

Pronunciation

Adjective

negra

  1. feminine singular of negro

Noun

negra f (plural negras)

  1. female equivalent of negro

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian негр (negr).

Pronunciation

Noun

negra

  1. black person
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 96:
      See oli moni voos takas Afrikaas, yhes negroin kyläs.
      It was many a year ago in Africa, in one village of black people.
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 122:
      Seitsentoist tuhatta negraa kooli vaa yhtä rautateetä tekijees Belgian Afrikan kolonias.
      Seventeen thousand black people died in the creation of just one railway in the African colony of Belgium.

Usage notes

  • Unlike in English, but just like in Russian, negra is not considered derogatory.

Declension

Declension of negra (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative negra negrat
genitive negran negroin
partitive negraa negroja
illative negraa negroi
inessive negraas negrois
elative negrast negroist
allative negralle negroille
adessive negraal negroil
ablative negralt negroilt
translative negraks negroiks
essive negranna, negraan negroinna, negroin
exessive1) negrant negroint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

Interlingua

Noun

negra (plural negras)

  1. black woman

Lombard

Pronunciation

Adjective

negra f

  1. (Old Lombard) black
    • 1274, Bonvesin de la Riva, Libro de Tre Scrigiure:
      La prima sì è negra e è de grand pagura
      The first is black and instills great fear

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

negra

  1. feminine singular of negro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ne‧gra

Adjective

negra

  1. feminine singular of negro

Noun

negra f (plural negras)

  1. female equivalent of negro
  2. contusion

Spanish

Pronunciation

Noun

negra f (plural negras)

  1. female equivalent of negro
  2. (music) crotchet, quarter note
  3. (chess) black piece
  4. bad luck

Adjective

negra

  1. feminine singular of negro

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish negra.

Pronunciation

Adjective

negra (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇ) (colloquial, usually derogatory, potentially offensive)

  1. feminine of negro

Noun

negra (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇ) (colloquial, usually derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur)

  1. female equivalent of negro

Derived terms